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    My computer has more ram

    krabby_pattiesskrabby_pattiess Posts: 358 Member
    edited May 2017 in The Sims 3 Mac Discussion
    Okay so a long time ago I had a virus on my desktop here(it's all good) but this messed up my game so I reinstalled my games again. It was working fine a few weeks ago, but today I got the debug message, and I clicked no. The screen from the game shrunk down and was all weird colors. My dad added new ram, and we upgraded to a newer system, but all my sims stuff is from the old system.

    You probably don't even need to ask for specs because this computer is from 9 years ago...

    I was wondering if it's the new system?
    My blog where you can catch my simming: https://caitsims.wordpress.com/
    Post edited by krabby_pattiess on

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    • phoebebebe13phoebebebe13 Posts: 19,400 Member
      @igazor can you help OP thanks
    • Tremayne4260Tremayne4260 Posts: 3,126 Member
      It shouldn't be the new system or adding more RAM. I run Sims 3 just fine on Sierra (the current version of the Mac OS). Please give us your computer specs anyway so that if there is something more going on, we can help.
      Second Star to the Right and Straight on 'til Morning.
    • krabby_pattiesskrabby_pattiess Posts: 358 Member
      edited June 2017
      This info?
      Model Name: Mac Pro
      Model Identifier: MacPro3,1
      Processor Name: Quad-Core Intel Xeon
      Processor Speed: 2.8 GHz
      Number Of Processors: 2
      Total Number Of Cores: 8
      L2 Cache (per processor): 12 MB
      Memory: 34 GB
      Bus Speed: 1.6 GHz
      Boot ROM Version: MP31.006C.B05
      SMC Version (system): 1.25f4



      Keep in mind this is an old computer and I have been able to play the sims 3 on this thing before.
      Post edited by krabby_pattiess on
      My blog where you can catch my simming: https://caitsims.wordpress.com/
    • Tremayne4260Tremayne4260 Posts: 3,126 Member
      Please edit your post to remove the Serial Number and hardware UUID. Those are "Personal information" for your computer. @krabby_pattiess
      Second Star to the Right and Straight on 'til Morning.
    • krabby_pattiesskrabby_pattiess Posts: 358 Member
      edited June 2017
      Sorry.

      My blog where you can catch my simming: https://caitsims.wordpress.com/
    • Tremayne4260Tremayne4260 Posts: 3,126 Member
      Have you tried to start Sims 3 since this happened? Try this first. Move your Sims 3 folder to your Desktop (Documents>Electronic Arts>Sims 3). DO NOT DELETE IT! Next start up your game and see if it works ok. You will not have any of your saved games available to play as they are currently on your Desktop. Let me know what happens before you put back your saved games. :)
      Second Star to the Right and Straight on 'til Morning.
    • krabby_pattiesskrabby_pattiess Posts: 358 Member
      Well, it is on my desktop already, and I have tried playing it. We also got a new-ish hard drive, and maybe I should try to put my game in the new drive? Or just reinstall the whole game.
      My blog where you can catch my simming: https://caitsims.wordpress.com/
    • Tremayne4260Tremayne4260 Posts: 3,126 Member
      Reinstalling couldn't hurt. If you have an external hard drive, I highly recommend Time Machine. I've been able to "fix" my game that way, but reinstalling is probably (at least at first) the best way to go.
      Second Star to the Right and Straight on 'til Morning.
    • krabby_pattiesskrabby_pattiess Posts: 358 Member
      Okay thank you!
      My blog where you can catch my simming: https://caitsims.wordpress.com/
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